New Releases by Scott Peterson

Phineas and Ferb: Classic Comics Collection, Volume 5 collects more of their comic adventures in their original release order—many never collected in a trade paperback before! School is out for summer, and stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb are determined to make each day an exciting adventure through their outlandish inventions. Their elaborate projects frequently cause trouble for their older sister, Candace, who is constantly trying to catch them in the act and show their mother the evidence of their antics. Despite her efforts, the boys always manage to evade getting caught. Meanwhile, the family’s pet platypus, Perry, leads a secret double life as Agent P, a skilled operative who regularly battles the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz. Dr. Doofenshmirtz is intent on taking over the Tri-State Area, but Perry’s quick thinking and bravery consistently thwart his plans.

Diana and her little brother, Georgie, know every inch of the land around the old Willis place, a crumbling mansion that some people say is haunted. They climb the trees and swim in the pond. And they can do whatever they want, even stay up all night

In this eerie full-color graphic novel adaptation of one of award-winning author Mary Downing Hahn''s most popular ghost stories, mischievous siblings pretend their grandmother''s Vermont inn is haunted and awaken the real spirits who dwell there. Travis and his sister, Corey, can''t resist a good trick. When they learn that their grandmother''s quiet Vermont inn, where they''re spending the summer, has a history of ghost sightings, they decide to do a little "haunting" of their own. Before long, their supernatural pranks have tourists flocking to the inn, and business booms. But Travis and Corey soon find out that theirs aren''t the only ghosts at Fox Hill Inn. Their thoughtless games have awakened something dangerous, something that should have stayed asleep. Can these siblings lay to rest the restless spirits they’ve disturbed? For more spooky graphic novels from Mary Downing Hahn, check out Took, Wait Till Helen Comes, and The Old Willis Place!

In this graphic novel adaptation of master horror storyteller Mary Downing Hahn''s spookiest and most popular tale, two siblings must save their stepsister from the clutches of a vengeful ghost. When their mom remarries, Molly and her brother, Michael, try to make friends with their new stepsister, Heather. But Heather only wants to make trouble for them. She lies and tattles and misbehaves, and somehow they always get the blame. They know she’s trying to drive a wedge between her father and their mother so she can have her father all to herself—and it seems to be working. Then, Heather starts playing in the graveyard behind their new house. She claims she can talk to a ghost named Helen, and her behavior gets even stranger. Michael doesn''t believe in ghosts and thinks their new little sister is just looking for more attention. But Molly isn''t so certain, especially when Heather threatens that Helen is going to come for them and make them sorry. It seems as though things can’t get any worse—but they do. When Helen comes. For more spooky graphic novels from Mary Downing Hahn, check out Took, All the Lovely Bad Ones, and The Old Willis Place!

Daniel doesn’t believe the woods behind his new home are haunted by an evil witch and her terrifying beast. But then his little sister disappears . . . and it’s up to him to find her. This chilling graphic-novel version of Mary Downing Hahn’s popular page-turner will thrill readers who love spooky stories. They say that a ghost witch lives in the woods, up on the hill. They say her companion has a pig skull for a face and stands taller than a man, his skeleton gleaming in the moonlight. They say that the witch takes young girls, and no one ever sees them again. Daniel doesn’t believe the stories. He figures the kids on the bus are just trying to scare him since he’s new. Still, he wishes his family had never moved here—their house is a wreck, Mom and Dad keep fighting, and his little sister, Erica, spends most of her time talking to her creepy doll. But when Erica disappears into the woods one day, Daniel knows something is terribly wrong. Has she been “took”? For more spooky graphic novels from Mary Downing Hahn, check out Wait Till Helen Comes, All the Lovely Bad Ones, and The Old Willis Place!

Daniel doesn''t believe the woods behind his new home are haunted by an evil witch and her terrifying beast like the kids in his new hometown are claiming. But then his little sister disappears into the woods one day and doesn''t come home . . . and it''s up to him to find her. Has Erica been ''took''? In graphic novel format.

In these previously uncollected stories inspired by the hit Batman: The Animated Series, Batgirl swings across the rooftops of Gotham City alongside Batman, Nightwing, and Robin to battle the likes of Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Ra''s al Ghul. She even finds time to team up with her father, Commissioner Gordon, to catch two escaped convicts. Collects the all-ages Batgirl Adventures #1 and Batman: Gotham Adventures #8-9, #22, and 38!

Following Alfred''s tragic death in "City of Bane," this collection gathers the greatest stories in the character''s 75-year history, including his debut appearance in 1943''s Batman #16, the mystery of "The Man Who Killed Mlle. Marie," and the touching "Father''s Day." Collects stories from Batman #16 and #31; Detective Comics #83, #356, #501, #502, #806, and #807; Untold Legends of the Batman #2; Batman Annual #13; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #31; Batman: Gotham Adventures #16; Batman Eternal #31; and Batman Annual (2016) #1 and #3.

From Scott Peterson and José García comes Truckus Maximus, a YA dystopian graphic novel about modern-day gladiators who race monster trucks on reality TV. In a near-future world where the Roman Empire never fell, only two things matter: honor and the Game. “The Game” is Truckus Maximus, a competition where drivers race against one another—to the death. The best of the best is a young driver named Axl. The leader of Team Apollo, Axl drives hard and lives by a strict moral code. That code will be tested to its limits by the Caesar—the cunning ruler of the Roman Empire—and the Dominus, the absolute master of the Truckus Maximus games who can change its rules at will. But Axl can''t survive this race on his own. To do that, he''ll have to embrace his team, including a defiant new racer named Piston. Will he learn that family is more important than honor or the Game? Or will he go down in flames?

In this collection of the six-issue miniseries, Batman’s been overseeing Gotham City for years now and isn’t sure how much of a difference he’s making. Doubt, fear and insecurity are starting to take over. And as all of those negative feelings set in, the Scarecrow orchestrates a riot at Arkham Asylum to give the Dark Knight one of his greatest challenges yet!

ScarecrowÕs psych evaluation of Batman takes its darkest turn yet, as it completely dismantles the Dark Knight and keeps him from Gotham City! And a threat of immense magnitude will ravish the city unless Batman snaps out of ScarecrowÕs control.

A secret struggle for magical supremacy is fought in this UNDERWORLD UNLEASHED one-shot! Accompanied by the Spectre, Fate, the Phantom Stranger, Deadman and Zatanna, Sentinel (former Golden Age Green Lantern Alan Scott) braves the darkest depths of the Abyss to save the soul of his wife. The quest leads the heroes into a trap created by the Neron-supercharged Satannus and Blaze, who pit the heroes against Etrigan the Demon, Dementor, Tannarak and Blackbriar Thorn.

Kelley Puckett and Scott Peterson’s classic take on the fan-favorite Batgirl! Cassandra Cain is a fighter like no other. At only 17, the teenage assassin takes down enemies three times her size without batting an eye. But her incredible skills come at a cost: unable to speak or write, Cassandra instead reads body language as naturally as breathing-an ability that makes her even deadlier. After Batman witnesses her save the life of Commissioner Gordon during the events of No Man’s Land, the Dark Knight sees in Cassandra the successor to the Batgirl name. Now, under the tutelage of Barbara Gordon-the original Batgirl herself-Cassandra Cain must find a new purpose and make amends for her violent past. But can someone who was born to kill ever be worthy to take up the cowl of a fallen legend? Collects BATGIRL #1-12 and BATGIRL ANNUAL #1.

As a foreign correspondent, Scott Peterson witnessed firsthand Somalia''s descent into war and its battle against US troops, the spiritual degeneration of Sudan''s Holy War, and one of the most horrific events of the last half century: the genocide in Rwanda. In Me Against My Brother, he brings these events together for the first time to record a collapse that has had an impact far beyond African borders.In Somalia, Peterson tells of harrowing experiences of clan conflict, guns and starvation. He met with warlords, observed death intimately and nearly lost his own life to a Somali mob. From ground level, he documents how the US-UN relief mission devolved into all out war - one that for America has proven to be the most formative post-Cold War debacle. In Sudan, he journeys where few correspondents have ever been, on both sides of that religious front line, to find that outside "relief" has only prolonged war. In Rwanda, his first-person experience of the genocide and well-documented analysis provide rare insight into this human tragedy.Filled with the dust, sweat and powerful detail of real-life, Me Against My Brother graphically illustrates how preventive action and a better understanding of Africa - especially by the US - could have averted much suffering. Also includes a 16-page color insert.

The JOKER has created a nasty videogame virus, an electronic version of his JOKER VENOM. If BATMAN can''t get gamers to put down their handheld gaming devices, JOKER will soon have an army of obedient JOKER-zombies at his command.

The power-hungry PARASITE is powered up again after being struck by lightning and absorbing the incredible energy. SUPERMAN steps up to stop him. But has PARASITE become too strong for even the MAN OF STEEL to stop?

Want to know the best ways to thwart an evil doctor''s plans? Or how to go undercover to combat crime, while still making it home in time for dinner? Find out in this jam-packed guide to fighting evil from everyone''s favorite platypus, Perry! From top-secret spy tips and fill-in activities, to diagrams of some of Agent P''s most elaborate plans, to spy-riffic jokes, to unfinished comic panels for readers to get creative, this hardcover format is sure to be a hit with spies-in-training everywhere! Plus, this format also includes two full-color inserts.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury has brought together Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to form the Avengers. These are top secret S.H.I.E.L.D. files on Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. But what kind of threat would cause Fury to call six Super Heroes and not just one?

Dr. Doofenshmirtz is trying to destroy all of the laughter in the Tri-State Area with his latest evil invention--the De-Laugh-inator. It''s up to Agent P to stop him, and the only way to defeat the evil doctor''s plan is to read these hilarious jokes and riddles aloud! This second Phineas and Ferb joke book is filled with screen grabs and black-and-white original art throughout.

NO OTHER COUNTRY SO DOMINATES THE HEADLINES: Iran is portrayed as a nuclear threat, a terrorist nation, a charter member of the Axis of Evil bent on the destruction of Israel. But behind those headlines—and the fierce rhetoric of Iran’s most hard-line leaders—is a proud nation with a 2,500-year history of Persian poetry, art, and passion. Based on more than thirty extended reporting trips to Iran, including the turbulent aftermath of the disputed June 2009 election, Scott Peterson’s portrait is the definitive guide to this enigmatic nation, from the roots of its incendiary internal struggles to the rise and slide of Iran’s earthshaking 1979 Islamic Revolution. This prize-winning American journalist with unparalleled experience in Iran takes us there, inside a country where an educated and young population is restlessly eager to take its place in the world; where martyrs of the "sacred" Iran-Iraq War are still mourned with tears of devotion; where the cultural and religious forces of light and darkness are locked in battle. Peterson brings stunningly alive the diversity within Iran—from the hard-liners who shout "Death to America" to the majority who comprise the most pro-American population in the Middle East. Let the Swords Encircle Me gives voice to Iranians themselves—the clerics and the reformers, the filmmakers and the journalists, the True Believers and their Westernized and profane brethren—to understand the complexities of Iran today. Through dedicated and in-depth reporting, Peterson shows how every word, image, and sensibility in Iran is often deliciously unexpected and counterintuitive. Ideology matters. So does "resistance." And azadi: freedom. Peterson deftly holds a mirror up to both sides of the U.S.-Iran conflict. Americans and Iranians, he writes, share a belief in their own exceptionalism and "manifest destiny" (which for Iran includes its nuclear ambitions) and frequent need of an "enemy" in political discourse. The same elements that have locked the United States and Iran in the most vicious of struggles—stretching back to the 1953 CIA coup in Tehran and the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage saga—are the same ones that could one day make Iran and the United States the most "natural" allies in the region. In this critical and personal account, Peterson illumines the latest episodes of Iran’s century-old quest for democracy and freedom. He explains how the Islamic Revolution—launched as a beacon of justice and resistance for Iranians and all the world’s Muslims—has not lived up to its ambitious promise. He shows how the violence of 2009 damaged the regime’s legitimacy and marks the start of an irreversible decline. Let the Swords Encircle Me takes us into the minds and hearts of Iranians today, and will be a crucial guide as Americans and Iranians attempt to overcome their bitter estrangement.

Donatello and Leonardo try to repair the city''s power lines before the city becomes totally dark!

Cartoon Tales gives young kids a chance to enjoy all the fun of their older siblings'' comic books and graphic novels! This clever new format interweaves colorful comic strips with blocks of prose to create exciting stories young readers won''t be able to put down. The comic book art serves not only to illustrate the book, but also to move the story along, with some of the most exciting moments occurring within the comic panels. Each book in the series contains three tales based on favorite animated Disney films. The featured characters will run the gamut from classic to new, adventurers to princesses. Deep Sea Cartoon Tales is the third volume in the series. Featured within its pages are Finding Nemo, The Little Mermaid, and Atlantis.

Disney Cartoon Tales gives young kids a chance to enjoy all the fun of their older siblings'' comic books and graphic novels! This clever new format interweaves colorful comic strips with blocks of prose to create exciting stories young readers won''t be able to put down. The comic book art serves not only to illustrate the book, but also to move the story along, with some of the stories'' most exciting moments occurring within the comic panels. Each book in the series contains three tales based on favorite animated Disney films. The featured characters will run the gamut from classic to new, adventurers to princesses. Out of This World Cartoon Tales is the second volume in the series. Featured within its pages are Lilo & Stitch, Peter Pan, and Treasure Planet.

A new batgirl crusades for justice mentored by Barbara Gordon.

A narrative of three educators who decided to research how teachers and students engage in theme study in a truly effective and holistic way. It provides comfort for others who are experiencing difficulties and tensions of becoming "whole language" teachers.

A popular professor of law who teaches a class on organized crime is in jail for the murder of a known mob boss. Has the professor stepped over the line and become judge, jury and executioner? Or is he being framed by a new player on the mob scene in Gotham?

Batman finds himself caught in a deadly quarrel between mobsters, each claiming the other kidnapped his wife. The Dark Knight has to sort it all out or risk a full-fledged mob war!